Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ is, at 65, a shape-shifting album that transcends time and genre. Story by George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune • 4mo.

“Kind of Blue” is widely considered the best jazz album of all time: 65 years later, one can’t help but wonder if that’s only because it’s the least challenging.

Some of the most crucial tracks by the jazz great Miles Davis have been hiding in plain sight for decades—four numbers, from a May 1958 session, set down by the sextet that the following year ...

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